TWIN - LAKES REGION, WARSAW, MO
- Organized and Federated in 1954
- 2011 membership is 30
- Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1 pm at the Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State Street, Warsaw, Mo. 65355
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President: Ranetta Daugherty 660-438-8294
Vice-President: Nancy Konkus 660-428-1292
Secretary: Jacque Scott 660-438-4304
Treasurer: Carol Shipman 660-438-9835
Blue Star Memorial: Viola Powell 660-547-3741
Contact Lila Berryman, 2010 Membership Chairman at (660) 438-5052 about membership
2011 Meetings & Events
FEBRUARY 2011 MEETING
TIME: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday February 9, 2011
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church
PROGRAM: Mosaic Art and Flowerpots by Pat King , mosaic artist and member of Warsaw Art Guild. (workshop to be held 2-8 & 9) where members will make decorative pots.
HOSTESSES: Ranetta Daugherty and Joan Campbell
ARRANGEMENT: “Funny Valentine” by Vickie Schliefert
BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES: Nancy Tackis
CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT: Angela Lindley
HORTICULTURE SPECIMEN: Jean Breshears
SHOW & SHARE: Favorite gardening TV program
OTHER FEBRUARY EVENTS:
Feb. 18 Library Seminar: Why Keep Bees? By Nancy Tackis at Warsaw Public Library.
MARCH 2011 MEETING
TIME: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday March 9, 2011
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church
PROGRAM: ASK A GARDENER & SILENT AUCTION
This is a round table discussion of gardening concerns. Great opportunity for those new at gardening to learned from experienced and expert gardeners.
HOSTESSES: Vickie Schliefert and Viola Powell
ARRANGEMENT: “Wearing of the Green” by Ranetta Daugherty
BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES: Bee Smith
CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT: Joan Campbell
HORTICULTURE SPECIMEN: Marguerite Ruch
SHOW & SHARE: Favorite indoor houseplant
OTHER MARCH EVENTS:
March 26, 2011 WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT MEETING held in Warrensburg
APRIL 2011 MEETING
(NOTE CHANGE IN TIME, LOCATION & DATE)…..
TIME: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday April 20, 2011…..bring a sack lunch & garden tools
PLACE: Harry S. Truman Visitor’s Center, Warsaw, Mo.
PROGRAM: Annual Weeding and Planting day at the Hooper House Gardens, Concord School Garden, and Blue Star Memorial Garden
(bring garden tools: rakes, hoes, diggers, etc. and any seeds or plants to use in gardens. We will also be making a small vegetable garden for demonstration with youth who visit.
HOSTESSES: Bring your own sack lunch. Hostesses will provide dessert and drinks. Our hostesses will be Leila Berryman and Janis Cobb.
(no reports this month so we can focus on garden work)
OTHER APRIL EVENTS:
April 3, 2011 – Baker Creek Seed Tour - call member or Ranetta for carpool details.
April 9, 2011 - Flower Design Class - we are invited by Windsor Garden Club to learn this craft, bring your containers, materials, and blooms you may have and gain new expertise. Will carpool, class will be in basement of UMB in Windsor.
April 12 – 14, 2011 FGCM Convention in Branson, Mo.
April 21, 2011 Library Seminar: BUTTERFLIES by Marguerite Ruch, Master Gardener and member of the Butterfly Association. We’ll be handing out spice bushes to the public for habitat of the swallowtail butterfly.
April 30 – May 1, 2011 Missouri Gourd Society 13th Annual Gourd Festival held at Missouri State Fairgrounds – Ag Building, Sedalia, Mo.
MAY 2011 MEETING
*(NOTE CHANGE OF PLACE & TIME)
TIME: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2011
PLACE: Cole Turkey Acres Members’ Gardens Tour & CTA Park
PROGRAM: Tour 5 gardens, including water gardens and terraced gardens
HOSTESSES: Jan Bates, Marilyn Burch, Joan Bowen & Earl Whitman - Hosts will provide dessert and drinks. Please bring your own sack lunch to eat in the shelter house at CTA Park beside the lake.
ARRANGEMENT: “May flowers” by Jan Bates
BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES REPORT: Joan Bowen
CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT: Earl Whitman
HORTICULTURE: Marilyn Burch
OTHER MAY EVENTS:
May 5 - Shirk’s Nursery & Rosehill Nursery Tour, lunch @ Handel Haus
May 14 – Stepping Stones Plant & Bake Sale 8am to 2 pm @ Verma’s place. Bring baked goods, bulbs, plants, transplants etc. and please bring lawn chair and a card table or other small table to display plants.
May 25, 2011 – Nathaneal Green/Close Memorial Park in Springfield, Mo (tour the daylily, grass, herb and other gardens, plus new botanical center.
JUNE 2011 MEETING
*(NOTE CHANGE IN TIME)
TIME: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2011
PLACE: Jean Tullos and Jacque Scott’s homes and gardens @ Redbud
PROGRAM: AROMATHERAPY, by Lynn Johnson, plus Progressive Garden Party at homes of Jean Tullos and Jacque Scott.
HOSTESSES: Jean Tullos and Jacque Scott
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT: “Wedding Bells are Ringing” by Jacque Scott
HORTICULTURE: Jean Tullos
SHOW & SHARE: Wear your best garden party hat and dress up!! We will start at Jean’s house, then progress to Jacque’s.
OTHER JUNE EVENTS:
June 1, 2011 @ 10:00 am – Set up library display for National Garden Club Week - This year we will emphasize Conservation & Environment with pamphlets, posters, etc.
June 3, 2011 Group Trip to Powell Gardens
JULY 2011 MEETING
TIME: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
9:00 a.m. – noon Flower Arranging
1:00 p.m. Meeting
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church 320 State St. Warsaw, Mo.
PROGRAM: FLOWER ARRANGING, BASIC VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL arrangements. By Earlene Heck, Master Judge Emeritus, Sedalia, Mo.
HOSTESSES: Pat Moulton and Cleo Hunter
NO Arrangement or horticulture specimens this month as we are all bringing horticulture to make arrangements.
SHOW & SHARE: Bring containers, plus flowers, branches, grasses or wildflowers to use in flower arranging. Also water container, scissors, floral tape, floral foam, wires, etc. as you may need.
AUGUST 2011 MEETING
TIME: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday August 10, 2011
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, Warsaw
PROGRAM: ASK A GARDENER & SILENT AUCTION
This is a round table discussion of questions, problems, suggestions and ideas you may have about gardening. Come with your list of questions….
HOSTESSES: Patty Osborn and Judy Cutting
ARRANGEMENT: “A Tall, Cool Drink” by Angela Lindley
BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES: Joan Campbell
CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT: Marguerite Ruch
SHOW & SHARE: Bring items for our silent auction to raise money for the two area hospice organizations.
OTHER AUGUST EVENTS:
August 11 – 21 Missouri State Fair Sedalia, Mo.
August 17 FGCM Federation Day at Missouri State Fair (Wed)
SEPTEMBER 2011 MEETING
TIME: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2011
PLACE: Harry S. Truman Observatory – Visitor’s Center
PROGRAM: BATS IN THE OZARKS, presented by Sybil Amelon, Research Wildlife Biologist, Forest Service Research from Ozarks Bats Rescue will discuss the importance of bats in or environment. (This program is open to the public)
HOSTESSES: Nancy McDowell and Bee Smith
ARRANGEMENT: “School Days” by Carol Shipman
BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES: Patty Dorsey
CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT: Janis Cobb
HORTICULTURE SPECIMEN: Lila Berryman
OTHER SEPTEMBER EVENTS:
September 14 – bring membership dues of $15.
September 22 – Library Seminar – Mary Ann Daniels, Master Gardener – on Wonderful Worms (Why they are so important to the gardener).
September 29 – Trip to Bothwell Castle, Sedalia - Lunch at El Tapatio
OCTOBER 2011 MEETING
TIME: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday October 12, 2011
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church
PROGRAM: MOSS, THE ALTERNATIVE GARDEN, presented by Steve Stacey, Master Gardener, who will discuss many of the 600 varieties of moss that grow in Mo. Including those for shade gardens as well as those that grow in the sun.
HOSTESSES: Jean Breshears and Char Daleske
ARRANGEMENT: “Football Season” by Nancy Konkus
BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES: Viola Powell
CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT: Bee Smith
HORTICULTURE SPECIMEN: Patty Dorsey
SHOW & SHARE: Name one thing you’ve done new this year to help the environment.
OTHER OCTOBER EVENTS:
October 19 – Wisner’s Fall Decorations Tour. President appoints nominating committee for Stepping Stones Garden Club Officers for 2012
NOVEMBER, 2011 MEETING
TIME: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday November 9, 2011
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St. Warsaw, Mo.
PROGRAM: EASY SOAP MAKING, presented by Lila Berryman, Stepping Stones member and Hobbyist. Members will learn how to make herbal soaps using dried herbs and seeds from their own gardens to use as gifts.
HOSTESSES: Nancy Tackis and Maryann Daniels
ARRANGEMENT: “Time for Thanks” by Judy Cutting
BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES: Jean Breshears
CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT: Pat Moulton
HORTICULTURE SPECIMEN: Barbara Cornish
SHOW & SHARE: Bring canned goods for our Food Pantry Drive
OTHER NOVEMBER EVENTS: Election of new Stepping Stones Club Officers
DECEMBER, 2011 MEETING
TIME: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday December 14, 2011
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St., Warsaw, Mo.
PROGRAM: Christmas luncheon and gift exchange – Everyone bring finger food and $10. gift pertaining to gardening.
HOSTESSES: (will provide drinks, paper plates, napkins and silverware) Nancy McDowell and Patty Dorsey
ARRANGEMENT: “Silver Bells” by Pat Moulton
SHOW & SHARE: $10. gift pertaining to gardening
OTHER DECEMBER EVENTS:
December 7, 2011 - Boonslick Library at 10:00 a.m., Decorate a tree for the birds. (Bring decorations and food to put on tree for the birds!)
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2010 Meetings & Events
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 p.m. (*note project begins at 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, bring a sack lunch, must sign up by January 1, 2010)
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State Street, Warsaw, Mo. 65355
HOSTESSES: Jean Breshears and Char Daleske
BUSINESS MEETING
PROGRAM: Making a “Gracious Goodness Basket” - Presented by Leila Berryman, Basket weaver and club member. See page 38 for materials list. Members taking the class will learn the skill of basket weaving and following basket-making directions and terminology.
ARRANGEMENT: “Be My Valentine” Viola Powell
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Joan Bowen
BOOK REPORT: Nancy Tackis
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Jacque Scott
HORTICULTURE: Sandra Smith
SHOW AND SHARE: Favorite Cold Weather Recipe
Click here to view the photos in the February 2010 album
FEBRUARY EVENTS:
1 - Deadline: club Yearbooks due to WCD Director, Judy Gudde, WCD Awards Ch. Betty McKinney; FGCM President, Jean Roseman, FGCM Program Ch., Carolyn Flynn, 507 Jefferson St., Fulton, MO 63501
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 pm
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St., Warsaw, Mo. 65355
HOSTESSES: Nancy Konkus and Sharon Smith
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: “Spring Up Close” in photography presented by Stanley and Carla Brown, from Lincoln, Mo. Phone 660-547-2485. They are experienced photographers of birds, blooms and insects. Members will receive general information about capturing pictures of the natural world, and will observe detailed close-ups of birds, flowers and insects in beautiful photos and will learn some photographic mechanics.
ARRANGEMENT: “Luck of the Irish” Mellie Coones
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Patty Fugitt
BOOK REPORT: Carol Shipman
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Jean Breshears
HORTICULTURE: Char Daleske
SHOW AND SHARE: Bring items for a SILENT AUCTION to benefit Stepping Stone’s many contributions and donations.
MARCH EVENTS:
1 - Scholarship applications due to FGCM Scholarship Chairman.
20 - WCD "It's a Spring Thing" 9 am. Grover Park Baptist Church, 409 N. Mitchell, Warrensburg,
MO 660-747-7196
Members attend West Central District Spring Meeting
Jean Breshears presented the program at the West Central District Meeting in Warrensburg, MO on March 20, 2010. The day's weather was snow and snow. Her program was "Cooking With Culinary Herbs". She had pots of many culinary herbs on display and a buffet of foods cooked or made with herbs as well as tea for sampling. She answered many questions while teaching about herbs and handed out recipes. Attending from Stepping Stones Garden Club was: Ranetta Daugherty, Vi Powell, Jean Breshears, Jacque Scott, Joan Bowen and Lila Berryman.
Wednesday April 14, 2010
MEETING TIME: 11:00 a.m. **Note time and place change** This is a club work day and you will need to bring a sack lunch, gloves and tools. Be prepared to work on projects.
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: Working in the Hooper House Gardens, Concord School and Blue Star Memorial Gardens.
ARRANGEMENT: (will forgo this month)
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Jean Breshears
BOOK REPORT: Judy Cutting
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Angela Lindley
HORTICULTURE: Ranetta Daugherty
SHOW AND SHARE: Please bring gardening gloves, tools, trash bags and native plantings for the gardens of Hooper House, Concord School, Blue Star Memorial gardens. Bring some Pink flowering plants for the Butterfly Garden. Cookbook - Bring all favorite recipes and salad recipes - Last Chance.
Members met at Hooper House at the Truman Lake Visitor's Center for a work day.
Life Memberships Presented
Life Memberships were awarded to Joan Bowen (center) and Char Daleske (on the right). Ranetta Daugherty (left) had awarded Joan’s award and Joan had awarded Char’s. Their dedication and service to our organization, Stepping Stones Garden Club, Warsaw, Missouri, is appreciated.
APRIL EVENTS:
7 Baker Creek Heritage Seeds tour. See calendar page 37 for details.
22-24 FGCM State Convention. See Calendar page 37 for details.
29 Arbor Day *in Missouri-1st Friday after the 1st Tuesday of April. Library Seminar, 1:00 - Invasive Plants. Speaker: Theresa Cline. We will include an Arbor Day tree give-away.
29 Library Seminar, 1 pm - Proper Planting of Trees. Speaker Billie Long followed by a question and answer session on all gardening questions. Warsaw Earth Day and Arbor Day Tree Give-Away at the close of the meeting.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 pm
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St., Warsaw, Mo. 65355
HOSTESSES: Karen Appleby and Judy Cutting
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: “Nature’s Beautiful Water Gardens” presented by Steve Stocksdale with Nature’s Beauty Water Gardens in Marshall, Mo. Members will see a variety of size, shapes and kinds of water gardens in a Powerpoint presentation. We will learn tips on seasonal care and general upkeep of water gardens.
ARRANGEMENT: “May Pole Dance” Vickie Schliefert
BIRDS OR BUTTERFLIES: Leila Berryman
BOOK REPORT: Sandra Smith
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Anita Ryall
HORTICULTURE: Karen Appleby
MAY EVENTS:
1 Plant sale Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Mo.
22 Plant and Bake Sale 9:00 to 1:00, Verma Rush Home, 15076 Hwy 7, Warsaw, MO. (at the west end of mile-long bridge)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 pm (Note Location Change)
PLACE: Tea at Judy Cutting's Home - Wear your Hats. 29544 Cooney Cove Ln, Lincoln, MO 65358, 660-668-1515
HOSTESSES: Joan Campbell and Ranetta Daugherty
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: "What I've Learned From Gardening." Presented by The Famous Sunny Flowers from Lake Weedbegone, a long time gardener and freelance writer of many published articles on Gardens and Yard Art. Members will learn secrets from garden topics and her exceptional experiences in home gardens.
ARRANGEMENT: “Wedding Bells are Ringing” Judy Cutting
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Nancy Konkus
BOOK REPORT: Joan Campbell
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Jan Bates
HORTICULTURE: Jean Breshears
SHOW AND SHARE: Favorite garden magazine.
Our club met for the June meeting on 6-9-2010 for a tea party. Everyone was to wear their hat and we had a good turnout and a lovely tea party at the beautiful home of member, Judy Cutting, who has waterfront property, artfully planted with flowers and trees on Lake of the Ozarks. Most of the members present gathered for this picture on the lawn.
JUNE EVENTS:
1 Set up library display to kick off National Garden Club Week (6-12)
2 Tour Ray Timmons garden in Kingsville.
18 Library Seminar 1 pm - Uses for Lavendar – 1:00 Speaker, Bille Wilson along with a member Q & A panel.
25 Stepping Stones Flower Show - "The Music of Flowers". Chairman: Joan Bowen, 660-438-3653; the public is welcome. 10:30 - 3:00. There will be Raffle Tickets for sale and a Drawing for the Susan G. Komen Pink Birdhouse during the Flower Show. Warsaw Community Center, Warsaw, Mo.
“The Music of Flowers”
A Standard Flower Show – Stepping Stones Garden Club
West Central District
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010
11 am till 3 pm
Warsaw Community Center
181 Harrison
Warsaw, Mo.
STEPPING STONES JURIED FLOWER SHOW – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Warsaw Community Center, downtown Warsaw. Six judges will select the best arrangements in each class. There will be door prizes given every hour – Raffle tickets will be on sale for a wheelbarrow full of garden items (runner-up will get a basket full of garden supplies); raffle tickets available for the pink pottery birdhouse to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, plus Stepping Stones Recipe Collection books will be on sale.
Our Educational Exhibits include exhibits on raising bees, making baskets, planting native plants and No More Trash.
Ranetta Daugherty, President of the Stepping Stones Garden Club, is awarding Jan Cobb the pink pottery birdhouse that she won in the raffle to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. This was one of the raffles from the June 25 "Music of Flowers" Flower Show held at the Warsaw Community Building.
THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN WARSAW
- Take a walk along the Lake of the Ozarks at Drake Harbor and see all of the wildflowers planted by the Missouri Master Naturalists beside the concrete walkway right next to the lake. A short and lovely walk.
- Visit the downtown antique and gift shops. Warsaw has several antique and gift shops along the main street. You can find all kinds of unique items there.
- Visit the new Statuary Gardens, 451 E. Jefferson, just a few blocks from downtown Warsaw. There you will find a large selection of statuary as well as plants, baskets, iron products, and home décor.
- Are you a quilter? Then you will be happy to know that we have fabrics available at the Wagon Wheel in downtown Warsaw, at Saltbox Primitive Woolens, 3041 W. Dam Access Road or at Nana’s Fabrics on Highway 7.
- Are you a rug hooker? Then you will love visiting the Saltbox, 3041 W. Dam Access Road, where Patty has a huge variety of wools and patterns. (And your quilting friends will like the fabrics & patterns Debbie has available for you.)
- Visit the Truman Dam Observatory which overlooks the dam with Truman Lake on one side and Lake of the Ozarks on the other side. There you will also see our Blue Star Memorial and a short walk in the woods will take you to the Hooper House where the gardens are maintained by the Stepping Stones Garden Club. The butterfly garden behind the Hooper House has been replanted by our members and won the 2010 Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri P-7 Raytown Horticulture Award this year. The Hooper House, located in St. Clair County, was determined to be eligible for the National Historic Register of Historic Places based on its unique roof construction. John Hooper constructed the home circa 1903 where himself, his wife Molly and nine children lived.
The Corps of Engineers reconstructed the home in 1984 near the Harry S. Truman Visitor
Center and visitors may take a self-guided tour of the home. Also, a summer kitchen, smoke
house, sorghum press, and barn may be visited at the Hooper House homestead.
- Not far from the Truman Dam Observatory is the Lost Valley Fish Hatchery, 28232 Hatchery Ave., where a large aquarium shows all of the fish in Missouri lakes, plus all the tanks where the various fish are hatched. They also have a great gift shop with all of the items available, both free and for sale, from the Missouri Department of Conservation. A great place to pick up free literature about the birds, butterflies, fish, turtles, snakes, mammals, flora and fauna to take back to you garden club.
- Have lunch at the The Pig’s Tale & Humming Bird Tea Room, 301 Seminary in downtown or the unusual Common Ground Café’ on the Osage, 145 E. Main, restaurant. They also stock all kinds of spices, mixes and candies. Warsaw is also known for some great barbecue at the Chuck Wagon BBQ, 13683 Old Hwy 7, or Smoke Shack Bar-B-Que, 1601 E. Main St., restaurants.
- Speaking of candy, a visit to downtown Warsaw wouldn’t be complete without stopping at the Touch of Glass Workshop & Fudgery, 318 W. Main, (where they also do stained glass) and getting some of their delicious, homemade fudge.
This is the only town which is right on the Lake of the Ozarks and is a fun and interesting place to visit any time, but especially when you can also go to a flower show!
Have we convinced you to make a day of it? And if you want to enter our flower show, please call Joan Bowen (660-438-3653) or send her an e-mail (jne58@iland.net) for the program. Entries must be in by 7:45 AM that day. Then you have time to go and do all of the things listed above.
We’d love to see our friends from other clubs come visit us.
Joan Bowen, Flower Show Chairman
Stepping Stones Garden Club
Click here to view and print the Flower Show Schedule (Word)
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Wednesday July 14, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St., Warsaw, Mo 65355
HOSTESSES: Joan Bowen and Earl Whitman
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: “NO More Trash” - Presented by Angela Lindley, Stepping Stones Garden Club member. 660-723-2209 anglind@netzero.net We will learn how to conduct an awareness campaign in the Warsaw area and what we must do in order to participate in the statewide program.
ARRANGEMENT: “Hot as a Firecracker” Cleo Hunter
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Marguerite Ruch
BOOK REPORT: Jan Bates
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Patty Fugitt
HORTICULTURE: Nancy Tackis
Angela Lindley, a Stepping Stones Garden Club member, presented the "No More Trash" awareness campaign to our garden club on July 14, 2010. She was educating the members on how we could participate and educate the Warsaw community. After a discussion, we discussed the possibility of radio and school presentations. This will be an ongoing project for our club to try to teach and make others aware.
JULY EVENTS:
1 Deadline: Bird Sanctuary and Bluebird Trail applications are due to district chairman Mary Durrill
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 pm
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St., Warsaw, Mo. 65355
HOSTESSES: Anita Ryalls and Sandra Smith
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: “Food Preserving” Presented by Mary Shatswell, Deepwater, Mo. 417-644-2968, maryquilts1@yahoo.com We will learn how to preserve and dry fruits and vegetables.
ARRANGEMENT: “Dog Days of Summer” Joan Bowen
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Char Daleske
BOOK REPORT: Janis Cobb
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Maryann Daniels
SHOW AND SHARE: Example of a food you have preserved.
AUGUST EVENTS:
18 FGCM Flower Show - Mo State Fair…Chairman Jo Ready.
19 Library Seminar: Invasive Plants. MMN Theresa Cline
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 pm *(note meeting location change)
PLACE: Home of Sandra Smith, 11880 NE 1137 Pvt. Road, Deepwater, MO 417-644-2029 smithatbend@hotmail.com
HOSTESSES: Jan Bates and Nancy Tackis
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: “Garden Leaf and Stepping Stone Sculpture” Presented by Sandra Smith. “Yard Art” Presented by Sandy Smith. We will bring our own mold shapes and fresh large leaves to create and design their own stepping stones and leaf art. (For a list of needed items, see page 38)
ARRANGEMENT: “Summer’s End” Nancy Konkus
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Sharon Smith
BOOK REPORT: Leila Berryman
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Judy Cutting
HORTICULTURE: Jacque Scott
SHOW AND SHARE: BRING A LEAF FOR MOLD
On September 8, 2010 twenty one members of the Stepping Stones Garden Club met at Sandra Smith's lovely home by the lake near Deepwater. Our hostess assisted members as they created unique pieces of garden leaf art, stepping stone sculptures and hypertufa pots.
Click here to view the photo in the September 2010 album
SEPTEMBER EVENTS:
10 Membership dues for 2011 are due to Club Treasurer, Carol Shipman.
24 Walnut Festival, Stockton, Mo.
30 Tour of Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Gardens and Park, Gordon’s Orchard, Osceola Cheese and Wisner's fall Decorations (Details, page 38)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 pm
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St., Warsaw, Mo. 65355
HOSTESSES: Angela Lindley and Jacque Scott
BUSINESS MEETING
PROGRAM: "Birds I View of Purple Martins and other Migrating Birds” PRESENTED BY REGINA GARR, CO-OWNER WITH HUSBAND STEVE OF BIRDS-I-VIEW STORE, 512 ELLIS BLVD., JEFFERSON CITY, MO. 65101, 573-638-2473.
ARRANGEMENT: “Ghosts and Goblins” Leila Berryman
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Vickie Schliefert
BOOK REPORT: Maryann Daniels
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Janis Cobb
HORTICULTURE: Patty Fugitt
SHOW AND SHARE: Bring items for a SILENT AUCTION to benefit Twin Lakes and Benton County Hospice.
On October 13, 2010 our guest speaker and twenty four members of the Stepping Stones Garden Club met at the Benton County University of Mo. Extension office for a visual presentation by Regina Garr, Co-owner of Birds-I-View in Jefferson City. She shared vivid photos of purple martins, woodpeckers and other Missouri seed and non-seed eating migratory birds as well as a display of different bird feeders. Visit their website to learn more:
www.birds-i-view.biz
Click here to view the photo in the October 2010 album
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STEPPING STONES GARDEN CLUB MAKES HOSPICE DONATIONS
Ranetta Daugherty, President of Stepping Stones Garden Club, presented a check for $ 100 to Debbie Joy, Administrator of Benton County Hospice on October 26. An additional $100 check was given to the Twin Lakes Hospice organization by the Stepping Stones Garden Club.
Click here to view the photos in the Oct. 2010 album
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OCTOBER EVENTS:
8 Deadline: Butterfly Garden Applications to FGCM Chairperson, Sherry Wilson, 213 Lakeridge Rd., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Wednesday November 10, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 pm
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St., Warsaw, Mo. 65355
HOSTESSES: Esther Bollinger and Carol Shipman
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: “Decorating Gourds” Presented by: Bert Petri, President of Show-Me Gourd Society. Members will learn the different types of gourds used for artistic design. He will provide a handout and it will cover the different ways gourd growers compete in gourd shows.
ARRANGEMENT: “Let’s Be Thankful” Sharon Smith
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES: Maryann Daniels
BOOK REPORT: Nancy Konkus
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT: Viola Powell
HORTICULTURE: Angela Lindley
SHOW AND SHARE: Bring non-perishable food for food drive.
On November 10 our guest speaker, eight guests and twenty two members of the Stepping Stones Garden Club met at the Warsaw Christian Church for an impressive presentation by Bert Petri, President of the Show-Me Gourd Society of Missouri. He shared and displayed some of his unique gourd creations. By wood burning, cutting, carving and sculpting he is able to achieve these masterpieces of art. For those interested, the 13th Annual Gourd Festival is April 30 - May 1, 2011 in Sedalia at the State Fair Grounds. Bert will be there with other artists.
NOVEMBER EVENTS:
1 Deadline: District and FGCM dues to designated treasurers.
13 WCD "Fall into Winter" 9 am Grover Park Baptist Church, 409 N. Mitchell,
Warrensburg, MO 660-747-7196
SUNNY FLOWERS SPEAKER AT WCD MEETING
On November 13, 2010 at the WCD meeting at the Baptist Church in Warrensburg, Joan Bowen (a.k.a. "The Famous Sunny Flowers") was the guest speaker at the meeting. She is a long time gardener and free-lance writer who discussed some of what she has learned from gardening, as well as read from some of her published articles. She has been published in Garden Prints, K.C. Generations, Grit, The Sun, etc.
In addition to her gardening, she quilts, water colors and travels.
She lives with her husband, Earl, her 15 year old Welsh Corgi, Radar, and overweight cat, Waldo
She is a member of Stepping Stones Garden Club in Warsaw on Lake Weed-Be-Gone.
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STEPPING STONES GARDEN CLUB MAKES HOSPICE DONATION
Shown here is Ranetta Daugherty, President of Stepping Stones Garden Club, presenting a check for $ 100 to Naomi Shonkwiler, Volunteer Coordinator/Social Work at Twin Lakes Hospice.
Wednesday December 8, 2010
MEETING TIME: 1:00 pm
PLACE: Warsaw Christian Church, 320 State St., Warsaw, Mo. 65355
HOSTESSES: Patty Fugitt and Shirley Saving
STEPPING STONES CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON (everyone brings a treat)
PROGRAM: Fourth Annual Garden Exchange
DECEMBER EVENTS: Year End Deadlines:
1 All books of Evidence to FGCM Awards Chairman
1 Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl entries to District Chairman
1 All Holiday Flower Show Books of Evidence to FGCM Awards Chairman
1 Award of Honor Nominations to FGCM Award of Honor Chairman
2009 Meetings & Events
May Garden Tour
Click here to view the photos in the May 2009 album
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April Arbor Day
Click here to view the photos in the April 2009 album
Website updated 3/28/2011
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